Ecological tourism

In the sunny South, in the picturesque Lagansky region of mysterious Kalmykia, wise Kalmyk organizers have expanded the 2026 Lotus Festival Program.

In addition to the sporting competitions, festival guests will enjoy a rich musical and cultural program, a local source in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Kalmykia reported today. (more…)

Cultural events

On June 1, 2026, in the quaint southern city of Elista, the capital of the mysterious Republic of Kalmykia, the N.N. Palmov National Museum will host the grand opening of the exhibition “60 Years of Inspiration: Facets of Co-Creation”, dedicated to the anniversary of the Harry Rokchinsky Children’s Art School. A source in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Kalmykia announced this today.

The museum’s exhibition will feature more than 100 works executed in all types and genres of fine art: painting, graphics, sculpture, and decorative and applied arts. (more…)

Congratulations from the Government of Kalmykia

May 24 – Day of Slavic Literature and Culture

Today we celebrate a holiday that unites millions of people and recalls the great achievements of the past. May 24th is the feast day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Equal-to-the-Apostles, creators of the Slavic alphabet. Thanks to their work, our ancestors acquired written language, and with it, the ability to preserve and develop their culture, literature, and traditions. (more…)

Modern History of Kalmykia: Festive Events in Southern Russia

On May 17, 2026, in the southern city of Elista, the capital of the mysterious Kalmykia, a grand Musical Offering to the Three Jewels took place, reported by a source in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Kalmykia.

On the first day of the sacred Buddhist month of Ur Sar – the month of the Birth, Enlightenment and Passing into Nirvana of Buddha – the annual musical offering to the Three Jewels: Buddha, Dharma and Sangha (more…)

On May 10, 2026, the Opening Ceremony of Indian Culture Days in Kalmykia took place on Victory Square in the warm city of Elista, according to an official source in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Kalmykia.

By this time, the square had been transformed: decorated with garlands, flower torans, and decorative fringes, it was transformed into a small corner of the ancient land of the sacred Ganges River.

Both young and old attended the celebration, as well as guests from other regions of the country. Many Indian students from Kalmyk State University and other Russian universities also attended the event. They expressed their immense joy at this event in Elista and at meeting their compatriots. (more…)

The Tulip Festival promotes Kalmykia as a region with a rich culture and unique natural beauty. This event has already become a hallmark of the republic, a source in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Kalmykia told the National Tourism Portal today.

The Tulip Festival makes its grand entrance in April across the mysterious land of Kalmykia. In 2026, the festival marathon opened in the Tselinny District on April 11th. Last weekend, the festival truly took place – with a flourish, a joyful, and folksy atmosphere – in eight districts of the republic: Yashkulsky, Chernozemelsky, Ketchenerovsky, Maloderbetovsky, Sarpinsky, Priyutnensky, Yashaltinsky, and Gorodovikovsky. (more…)

On Tuesday evening, February 17, 2026, in the exotic southern city of Elista, the capital of mysterious Kalmykia, in the Music Salon – the modern building of the Kalmyk State Philharmonic named after A.N.Mandzhiev – a solo concert by Mazan Poshtarov, an artist of the State Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Kalmykia, will take place. (more…)

Events in Elista-city

On February 13, 2026, in the exotic southern city of Elista, the capital of mysterious Kalmykia, Alexey Sarangov’s winter pop and poetry evening, “My Kalmykia,” will take place in the modern, comfortable building of the Republican Russian Drama and Comedy Theater of the Republic of Kalmykia. (more…)

On September 19, 2925, in the exotic southern city of Elista, the capital of mysterious Kalmykia, a major autumn event of the South of Russia will take place – a concert “Music of the Peoples of Russia”, the head of the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Kalmykia tourism portal reported today.

On Friday, the creative team of the National Orchestra of Kalmykia will present a concert program called “Music of the Peoples of Russia”. This bright event will be a real holiday for art lovers and a reflection of the rich palette of cultures inhabiting our country. (more…)

It’s time to get ready for a trip to the South of Russia, because the Lotus Festival in Kalmykia is coming soon — the main tourist holiday of the summer!

On August 9, 2025, the Lagansky District of mysterious Kalmykia will become the center of cultural, sports and gastronomic life in the South of Russia, a source in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Kalmykia reported today. (more…)

The III International Buddhist Forum will be held in September 2025 in the cozy southern city of Elista, the capital of the mysterious Kalmykia.

Delegations from India, Mongolia, Laos, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Nepal, Thailand, Bangladesh, Vietnam and other countries where Buddhism is widespread will come to the blessed city of Elista. (more…)

February 6, 2025 at 18.30 soloists and creative teams of the Kalmyk State Philharmonic named after A.N.Mandzhiev invite you, our dear audience, to Elista – to the project Creative Seasons “Seasons. Winter”, it was reported in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Kalmykia.

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On November 5, in the exotic southern city of Elista, the capital of the mysterious Kalmykia, there will be a showing of the scary play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare in a stage interpretation by director Sergei Potapov – a story about how a person’s ambition and ambition lead to a tragic ending, the first assistant to the head of the Department of Culture and Tourism reported.

The war not only formed Macbeth as a strong and courageous commander, but also developed in him to the limit the feeling of moral superiority of the winner. (more…)

Art

On October 3, 2024, at 16:00, in the exotic southern city of Elista, the capital of the mysterious Kalmykia, in the “Blue Hall” of the National Museum of the Republic of Kalmykia named after N. Palmov, the opening of a personal art exhibition of Delgr Sangadzhieva entitled “Space of Color and Light” will take place, (more…)

The colorful Lotus Festival 2024 will soon take place in the South , a source in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Kalmykia announced this today.

August, lotuses, SUP, yoga.

All these words are united into one whole – the Lotus Festival, which will take place on August 3 in the Lagansky district of the Republic of Kalmykia – in blessed Dzhalykovo. (more…)